Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk

We are Kodály inspired elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/

Episodes

January 4, 2026 59 mins
Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies for deinfluencing your music classroom by thinking carefully about the resources and materials you are bringing to your students and the things you are consuming as an educator.
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Carrie and Tanya talk about plans for January
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MTCT #192: A Kodály Meets Dalcroze Conversation with Crystal Henricks by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Carrie and Tanya answer questions LIVE at the Western Division Organization of Kodály Educators Mini Conference 2025!
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Tanya and Carrie talk turkey- or songs about turkeys and other Thanksgiving themed music in the elementary music room!
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Carrie and Tanya talk with Katrina Hedrick about the importance of lifelong learning and professional development in music education.
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Carrie talks about her experience taking Orff Schulwerk Level II this past summer.
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Carrie asks Tanya about her experience taking World Music Pedagogy training this past summer.
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Carrie and Tanya chat with Ashley Cuthbertson, the author of "Music as a Vehicle: A Practice Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Music Classrooms"
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MTCT #184: Desert Island Music Room Essentials by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Carrie and Tanya discuss Part 4 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 3 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Carrie and Tanya discuss Part 2 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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Tanya and Carrie discuss Part 1 of "Music as a Vehicle" by Ashley Cuthbertson as part of the 2025 Music Teacher Coffee Talk summer book club.
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May 18, 2025 52 mins
Tanya and Carrie discuss the importance of summer learning and their plans for professional development over the summer.
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May 4, 2025 58 mins
MTCT #178: Continuation Songs by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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MTCT #177: Outside Singing Games, Part 2 by Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune
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Tanya and Carrie talk about strategies and lesson ideas that help when managing Spring Fever behavior challenges in the music room.
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Carrie and Tanya talk about their takeaways and favorite moments from the 2025 Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) national conference that was held in Chicago in March, 2025.
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Carrie and Tanya talk about recent grade-level performances they've led at their schools.
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